Wayne V. Pratt

STOCKBRIDGE—Wayne V. Pratt, 68, died Thursday morning Feb. 7, 2008 at his home.

He was born August 24, 1939 in Stockbridge, the son of T. Chapin and Doris (Simonds) Pratt. A lifetime Stockbridge resident, he graduated from Whitcomb High School in Bethel. He married Vivian Lyman in Royalton on December 10, 1960.

He worked as a carpenter with his father, and later on his own, building log cabin homes. He was a jouneyman electrician, and worked as a maintenance technician for the Vermont Department of Forest & Parks for 20 years, retiring in 2002. He served in the Army National Guard, and had been a member of the Randolph Rod & Gun Club and the Stockbridge Fire Department. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, his beagles, hang gliding, camping, and wood carving.

Survivors include his wife, Vivian M. Pratt of Stockbridge: sons, Rodney Pratt and his companion, Sheila, of Stockbridge; and Craig Pratt and his wife, Tonia, of Bethel; daughters, Sherri Stratton and her husband, Denny, of Bethel; Teresa Stearns and her husband, Dean, of Sharon; and Kathi Pratt of Randolph; a brother, Chapin Pratt and his wife, Beverly, of The Villages, Fla.; sisters, Elizabeth Brown of Joanna, S.C.; and Virginia Merrill and her husband, Denny, of Ridgeway, Colo.; step-mother, Martha Pratt of St. Cloud, Fla.; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, June 22 at Maplewood Cemetery on Stockbridge Common. Calling hours were held Sunday evening, Feb. 10 at the Day Funeral Home in Randolph. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Stockbridge First Response Team, c/o David Brown, Stockbridge, Vt. 05772; or to the Randolph Rod & Gun Club, c/o the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.day funerals.com.

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